Chapter 841 It's time to eat again? (two-in-one chapter)
"Comrades, welcome to join our First Battalion and Second Company. From today on, we will fight side by side to drive the United Guo Army back to our hometown..."
Following the impassioned welcome speech above, warm applause broke out.
Among them were Hu Biao and other members of the Central Continent Team, who were also slapping their palms vigorously in a straight military posture.
The time at this moment is already December 21st, early 8 o'clock in the morning.
After almost five days of trekking, Hu Biao and others finally caught up with the 50th Army, which was currently marching towards the 38th Parallel after receiving the order.
This is the unit they belong to during this mission.
After arriving here, they were immediately replenished with grassroots support.
As a result, the above scene appeared: after joining their large unit of the Central Continent Team, a total of 44 people, they were welcomed by the company commander of the unit they belonged to.
That’s right! From this moment on, the number of Hu Biao’s unit is:
The 50th Volunteer Army, the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 442nd Regiment of the 148th Division; except for Hu Biao, who filled the position of deputy squad leader of the 5th squad who died in battle not long ago, the other team members are all top soldiers.
Also starting from this day, Hu Biao and the others began to follow the large forces of the 50th Army day and night to continue their march towards the 38th Parallel.
During the whole process, Hu Biao and the others were naturally not told why they were doing this given their position as the leading soldier.
It's just that as some time travellers, especially those who read the information carefully before the mission, of course they know why the troops behave like this.
That's because in the second battle, the 38th Army had a reputation as the "Long Live Army".
However, after the entire second battle was fought, the losses of various units of the 38th Army were quite heavy.
Now that the bosses of the Volunteer Army have begun to prepare for the upcoming third battle, they originally served as rearguards in the second battle.
Therefore, the 50th Army, which suffered little losses, was mobilized and prepared to assume the main combat tasks of the third battle.
It is precisely because of this reason that even if time passes by day by day, there is still no movement regarding the tasks in the first phase of the system.
But including Hu Biao, all the veterans of the Zhongzhou team did not have the slightest worry in their hearts.
The main reason is that they are certain that when the third battle officially begins, the first phase of the mission will definitely be triggered.
Therefore, they have been waiting patiently since the day they joined the 148th Division; waiting for the system to release the first phase of the mission, and then fighting to death in various postures.
At the same time, when Hu Biao and a large team of 44 people were silently waiting for the first phase of the mission to begin, the real cruel battle would come.
Whether it is a five-person team formed by Lao Yang and others, or a two-person team formed by Jason and Qingtian.
They are also working hard to contribute their own efforts to this mission...
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In fact, during the last mission, Yang Dongli and other members of the five-person team discussed a quite serious issue in private:
How can we avoid being in debt to the Maozi family in this war and in subsequent cooperations?
So that when the successor of Comrade Steel came forward, he shamelessly demanded debts, and finally a situation full of regret and pain occurred?
We can also use the wider foreign trade balance to purchase more technology and machinery, etc.
To put it all in one sentence, we can’t just rely on exporting primary agricultural products and minerals to pay off the debt like before. How much are those things worth?
We should find ways to develop new channels besides penicillin and electronic tubes to make more money.
Regarding this point, the five people actually came up with a pretty good idea under not very difficult circumstances: exporting light industrial products to Mao Zi's family.
Mainly because in later generations, the Maozi family was famous for being a strong group in heavy industry. All kinds of silly, big, black and rough equipment were actually quite popular.
But in light industry, it's a piece of shit.
In the end, the Maozi family collapsed in the 1990s. The poor light industry caused strong dissatisfaction among the people, which was also one of the important reasons.
Not to mention the Maozi family's light industry, it has finally developed to this point. In fact, there are some compelling reasons; anyway, providing the Maozi family with light industry products to make money is definitely a good business.
Especially with some mature ideas and technologies from the modern plane.
The above-mentioned business is completely profitable, and it is a huge industry that can last for many years.
Even in a short period of time, the new student Guo Jia was limited by the fact that he was unable to produce various basic raw materials.
For example, there is no way to produce and export high-end clothing, small household appliances, and thinner and silky socks for the time being.
But there should be no problem with some furniture, toys, daily necessities, etc.
Based on this idea, in the previous mission, starting from the beginning of November 1950, some related factories were established and worked overtime day and night to produce.
Comrade Lao Yang was running around during that period, and a large part of his work was guiding the production of these categories of items.
Compared with Su Hong, Digger Guy, Zhuye, Dahuo and others, those jobs can be used in the war and have immediate results.
Will the busy work above Lao Yang seem a bit unprofessional?
Regarding this point, there will actually be a formal answer soon.
That's because at the beginning of December, the first batch of products produced by these factories passed through a train and was transported to Maozi's home in Mocheng.
The goods have arrived now, just in time for New Year's Day.
It can also be regarded as a peak period of consumption for the people of Maozi's family.
Whether the above light industrial products can be sold, whether they are popular or not, and whether they can make money in the future will form a huge industrial chain.
You can find out by conducting trial sales in the past week...
Time: December 22, Sunday, early 10 o'clock in the morning; Location: In the urban area of Meaux, in a famous department store.
Yelena Popokova walked among the crowd with some difficulty.
Because there were so many people around, she often accidentally stepped on other people's toes or squeezed into other people; in short, Yelena was always scolded or scolded along the way.
Yelena Popokova is a data clerk in the factory data room of a large machinery factory in Mocheng.
At the same time, she is also a housewife, because she is 37 years old this year. Not only does she have a husband who is a middle-level cadre in a factory, but she also has three children.
So, this is an aunt whose waist is as big as a bucket after Maozi's family reaches middle age.
Today she came to the department store, mainly for the New Year's Day in a week, preparing to make a big purchase, but there were many things to buy.
You know! The great alliance is on official holidays, but not on the feudal holiday of Christmas.
In this case, New Year's Day becomes very important.
Thanks to the wonderful benefits of the Great Alliance, the factory will distribute bread, butter, potatoes, and beef, so she only needs to buy some vodka, seasonings, decorations, etc.
Of course, there are still some things that have been promised a long time ago.
For example, the eldest son's new shirt, the second son's new pants, and the younger daughter's new toys are all New Year's Day gifts that need to be prepared in advance.
In previous years, Yelena also started to prepare in advance in the past few days.
It's just a bit strange this year, why are there so many people crowded at the toy counter in a department store, and most of them are gay women like her.
She still has a thick waist, and she looks like a gay woman who is a mother.
With such doubts, when Elena managed to squeeze in front of the counter, she finally knew what was going on.
Because there are a number of unique and cute plush toys on the shelves here; among them are the monkey holding a stick (Sun Wukong) and the plump pig-faced man (Zhu Bajie).
As well as various shapes of princesses, princes, bears, rabbits and other characters and animals.
With these unique shapes, after looking at these stuffed toys, people have an inexplicable urge to hold them in their arms and caress them.
Those so-called rag dolls produced by Mocheng Toy Factory are simply ugly, right?
This is probably the biggest reason why so many women are gathered here; by the way! As long as there is a daughter at home, who among them can resist such a wonderful New Year's Day gift.
At such a time, a woman next to me finally bought a big rabbit in her arms from the busy salesperson.
It was also at this moment that Yelena discovered more details.
That's because for some reason, the rabbit's fur looked so white and soft that even a middle-aged lesbian like her couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
As a result, after I touched it, I felt it was indescribably soft and comfortable, making me want to put my face on it.
The specific material of the plush toy looks like it is made of cotton, but I don’t know how to process it, but it feels so good to the touch.
"Comrade, where are these plush toys produced? Are they purchased with foreign currency from Uncle Sam's house?" In great shock, Yelena couldn't help but ask the salesperson.
Although the evil Uncle Sam's house is full of the stench of capitalism, many technologies are still very good.
This is a common understanding among the people of the Maozi family.
It's a pity that the salesperson who is sweating profusely has no time to talk to her now.
Fortunately, the woman on the side who had just bought a rabbit toy spoke with satisfaction, dispelling her doubts:
"Of course not. I heard that these are some of the latest products produced by the Chinese comrades next door.
The department store has also received a lot of their goods this time, including shirts, shoes and socks, toys, furniture and many other things; they all look pretty and very useful."
"Comrades from China, don't they say that their industry is very underdeveloped?" Yelena, who was still half an industrialist, muttered in confusion.
But for a housewife, these doubts are not important.
The important thing is that things are useful and beautiful. It would be better if the price could be cheaper.
"Maybe they are not good at heavy industry, but they are quite good at light industry. Orientals are very dexterous with their hands." After casually searching for an answer in her mind, she began to select from the many toys on the shelf.
After a while, I finally selected a little princess doll with a small metal crown.
Although she has a thicker waist now, and she roars when she gets angry, her bear-like husband will become a coward like a husky.
But which girl didn’t have the dream of a feudal princess back then?
The plush toys from Comrade Hua are surprisingly expensive. The doll she chose actually cost 200 rubles each.
At such a price, you can buy almost 18 kilograms of beef.
As for Yelena, who has the status of a cadre, her monthly salary is just over 1,000 rubles.
But when she thought of her five-year-old daughter, hugging this stuffed toy that was almost as big as her, and looking sweetly grateful to her, Yelena still bought it.
In the following time, Yelena continued to wander around the department store.
Sure enough, you are right. There are many Chinese comrades' light industrial products in the store, basically clothing, toys, and furniture.
What about the quality of the products? For example, the fabric materials of shirts and dresses can only be considered average.
But in terms of style and workmanship, they are very good. Especially in these aspects, compared with the products of the Great Alliance, I don’t know how much better they are.
What's more, unlike stuffed toys, these products are surprisingly inexpensive.
Even compared to the products produced by the Great Alliance, the price is slightly cheaper.
Therefore, when Yelena left the department store, she carried a lot of things in her hands, and a considerable number of them were products produced by Comrade Hua Guo.
Because she heard that the quantity of this batch of products is not large, and she doesn’t know when the next batch will arrive.
So just for shirts, she bought 6 pieces in one go, two for each of her two sons and her husband; for dresses, she also bought 6 pieces, and 3 for herself and her daughter.
Yelena's approach is definitely not a special case; due to the spread of some gossip, this batch of light industrial products caused a rush to buy.
As a result, staff from the Mocheng Materials Bureau quickly received calls from many subordinate department stores.
The relevant content on the phone surprised them very much:
Because they accepted the "Erguotou" fine wines that were given away by comrades from China in private, and then they agreed to sell the products in department stores.
It actually aroused huge praise, and many department stores were sold out in a very short period of time.
Now the people in charge of the shopping malls are strongly requesting the Materials Bureau to provide more commodities produced by Chinese comrades to meet the daily needs of the masses.
Regarding this point, these people from the Materials Bureau of Mocheng do not care much; there are so many needs of the people of Mocheng, how can they be fully satisfied, and it doesn't matter if they have less.
But what's important is that many people have expressed their unstinting praise for the work of the Bureau of Materials and Materials.
When these situations were reflected on the desk of the Director, the more sensitive Director reacted: What a good thing! Isn't this the best gift to Comrade Steel on New Year's Day this year?
Think about it, all the staff of the Mocheng Materials Bureau worked hard to organize the supply of goods under his leadership.
He even went abroad and traveled thousands of miles to find comrades from China, and finally met the needs of the masses; letting them feel the warmth of Comrade Steel and the great alliance.
So soon after, he quickly called his classmate who was the editor-in-chief of "Izvestia", an official newspaper.
After some pleasantries and promises, an article took up a large space on a non-important page the next day...
With a soft sound of "Pah!", Comrade Steel put down the newspaper in his hand.
Then, I picked up a cup of coffee, but because I thought of something, I didn't have time to take a sip for a long time.
Mainly Comrade Steel has the habit of reading the latest newspapers while having breakfast every morning.
Usually, I mainly read "Red Star" and "Izvestia" occasionally; so the staff around me will prepare early.
So, when he picked up "Izvestia" today.
I saw news about Huaguo's light industrial products, which caused a rush to buy in the Meucheng area, and the people expressed great satisfaction.
I have to say that this piece of news was written quite well.
There is even a small photo accompanying it, which is a group of lesbians carrying Chinese products, with extremely sincere smiles on their faces.
Suddenly, Comrade Steel had some new ideas in his mind.
That is different from the thoughts of ordinary people like Yelina, as well as the directors of the Materials Bureau and grassroots cadres.
As the helmsman of the Great Alliance, leading a group of subordinates to take on the powerful figure Guo Jia of the West, Comrade Steel thought of something else after seeing such news.
For example: the current division of labor in their entire camp.
Comrade Steel doesn't know that his own light industry is underdeveloped and in a mess?
Of course Comrade Iron and Steel is aware of this, but because of the huge pressure brought by powerful opponents, the Maozi family must prioritize resources to develop heavy industry.
Only by giving priority to the development and production of advanced aircraft, tanks, and artillery can we defend the fruits of victory of the great alliance.
As for daily necessities in the light industry, we have to relax.
But the situation was different now. This news made him see the possibility of letting his younger brothers in the camp produce some light industrial products to effectively supplement their shortcomings.
Even, this is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.
If a young man works hard to develop light industry, wouldn't he have to get closer to them for safety?
Under such circumstances, you can give them something that the other party has always wanted with more confidence, right?
So, at about 11 o'clock in the morning, Dahuyou received another call from Ambassador Wang: "Xiao Hu, make good preparations and go to Comrade Steel's place for dinner tonight."